Plan Your RV Vacation Around the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

Planning an RV camping trip to the Washington, DC area, but would like to avoid the congestion of the Mall? There’s plenty to see near Washington Dulles International Airport, and one of our favorite attractions is the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Part of the National Air and Space Museum, it’s where aircraft-loving folks go to see things that can’t be displayed at the main Museum location.

Intrigued by the thought of seeing thousands of aircraft-related artifacts? Let’s look at what’s in store when you turn your RV toward Chantilly, VA and this exciting air and space attraction.

What Will We See at the Udvar-Hazy Center?
Two enormous hangars and an observation tower house this museum’s extensive collection. Perhaps the most exciting find for space travel fans is the space shuttle Enterprise, found in the James S. McDonnell Hangar. Satellites, rockets and dozens of other space-travel-related mementos will keep you and your RV camping crew busy for hours.

But be sure to save time to visit the Boeing Aviation Hangar, where you’ll find the B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay. Once you’ve looked to your heart’s content at other aircraft in this three-story hangar, go next door to the Observation Tower and watch the planes come and go at Dulles International.

How Do We Get to Chantilly?
The Udvar-Hazy Center is just a few miles south of Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, VA. Chantilly is only about one hour from our Baltimore South RV rental location. If you’re coming from the west, I-68 to I-270 will also get you to Chantilly. From the south, I-95 is a good route.

Other Area Attractions
Not only will you enjoy a premier air and space museum in Chantilly, you’ll find yourself in the heart of historic Northern Virginia. George Washington’s beloved Mount Vernon estate is just thirty minutes south of Chantilly in Alexandria (and don’t miss Old Town Alexandria while you’re going!)

These are just three of the hundreds of historic and scenic attractions in northern Virginia. Why not start your RV camping trip with a visit to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and then let yourself explore the region before returning home? Vacations are all about following your flights of fancy, and there’s no better place than this worthy extension to the National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia.